Thia scutellata - Thumbnail crab - Nagelkrab

Thia scutellata  (Fabricius, 1793) 

Thumbnail crab - Nagelkrab

Westhinder - Oosthinder bank, North Sea - Belgium*, 16-8-2023. In vitro photo specimen A (left) and specimen B (right), both carapace length 8 mm, 18-8-2023.

Westhinder - Oosthinder bank, North Sea - Belgium*, 16-8-2023. In vitro photo specimen A, 18-8-2023.

Westhinder - Oosthinder bank, North Sea - Belgium*, 16-8-2023. In vitro photo specimen A, 18-8-2023.

Westhinder - Oosthinder bank, North Sea - Belgium*, 16-8-2023. In vitro photo specimen B, 18-8-2023.

Westhinder - Oosthinder bank, North Sea - Belgium*, 16-8-2023. In vitro photo specimen A, 18-8-2023.

Westhinder - Oosthinder bank, North Sea - Belgium*, 16-8-2023. In vitro photo specimen A (burrowing took him 86 seconds), 18-8-2023. 

* Collected with the VLIZ research vessel RV Simon Stevin, Van Veen grab sampler track 1, coordinates: 51° 30.607’ N – 2° 39.486’ E.